John Thomas Benton, of Salem, wholesale agent for Anheuser Busch, of St. Louis, Mo., is a native of Crawford County, Mo., where he was born in 1847, being the son of Henry W. and Nancy T. (King)
Benton. Henry W. Benton was born in Jefferson County, Mo., in 1804, and is a farmer by occupation. He was left fatherless at the
age of three years, and was reared by his sister in his native county. Previous to his marriage he moved to Crawford County, Mo., where he now resides and where he has since lived. He is
the oldest resident of Crawford County now living. He is the father of seven children: Rhoda Ann, wife of Calvin Brand, in Crawford
County, Mo. ; James S., on the old home place; Catherine E., wife of James M. Avery; John T., Henry E., Julia Ann, wife of Val Blanton,
and Elijah P. Mrs. Nancy Benton, mother of these children, was born in the State of Kentucky in 1813, and came to Crawford County,
Mo., with her parents, Joseph and Rhoda King, when thirteen years of age. Her parents are both deceased. Mrs. Benton is living, and
she and her husband have lived together over fifty years. John Thomas Benton remained with his parents on the farm until twenty-two years of age, and June 7, 1867, he married Miss Nancy Evaline Jones, daughter of James and Evaline (Province) Jones, and a native of Izard County, Ark., born in 1845. To this union were born two
children: James E., barber in Salem, and Julia Ellen. In 1869 Mr. Benton moved to Scotia, Crawford Co., Mo., and worked at the furnace. In 1873 he removed to Midland Furnace, where he remained until 1882, when he became a resident of Salem, Mo., where he now resides. For the past year he has been agent for Anheuser Busch’s They have one child, Birdie. Mr. Benton is
one of the finest men, physically, in the State of Missouri, standing
six feet, four and a half inches in his stockings, and weighs 320 pounds,
there not being a pound of surplus flesh on him. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for Greeley in 1872. Source: Goodspeed's 1889 History of Dent Co., MO
Benton. Henry W. Benton was born in Jefferson County, Mo., in 1804, and is a farmer by occupation. He was left fatherless at the
age of three years, and was reared by his sister in his native county. Previous to his marriage he moved to Crawford County, Mo., where he now resides and where he has since lived. He is
the oldest resident of Crawford County now living. He is the father of seven children: Rhoda Ann, wife of Calvin Brand, in Crawford
County, Mo. ; James S., on the old home place; Catherine E., wife of James M. Avery; John T., Henry E., Julia Ann, wife of Val Blanton,
and Elijah P. Mrs. Nancy Benton, mother of these children, was born in the State of Kentucky in 1813, and came to Crawford County,
Mo., with her parents, Joseph and Rhoda King, when thirteen years of age. Her parents are both deceased. Mrs. Benton is living, and
she and her husband have lived together over fifty years. John Thomas Benton remained with his parents on the farm until twenty-two years of age, and June 7, 1867, he married Miss Nancy Evaline Jones, daughter of James and Evaline (Province) Jones, and a native of Izard County, Ark., born in 1845. To this union were born two
children: James E., barber in Salem, and Julia Ellen. In 1869 Mr. Benton moved to Scotia, Crawford Co., Mo., and worked at the furnace. In 1873 he removed to Midland Furnace, where he remained until 1882, when he became a resident of Salem, Mo., where he now resides. For the past year he has been agent for Anheuser Busch’s They have one child, Birdie. Mr. Benton is
one of the finest men, physically, in the State of Missouri, standing
six feet, four and a half inches in his stockings, and weighs 320 pounds,
there not being a pound of surplus flesh on him. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for Greeley in 1872. Source: Goodspeed's 1889 History of Dent Co., MO
John Thomas Benton, of Salem, wholesale agent for Anheuser Busch, of St. Louis, Mo., is a native of Crawford County, Mo., where he was born in 1847, being the son of Henry W. and Nancy T. (King)
Benton. Henry W. Benton was born in Jefferson County, Mo., in 1804, and is a farmer by occupation. He was left fatherless at the
age of three years, and was reared by his sister in his native county. Previous to his marriage he moved to Crawford County, Mo., where he now resides and where he has since lived. He is
the oldest resident of Crawford County now living. He is the father of seven children: Rhoda Ann, wife of Calvin Brand, in Crawford
County, Mo. ; James S., on the old home place; Catherine E., wife of James M. Avery; John T., Henry E., Julia Ann, wife of Val Blanton,
and Elijah P. Mrs. Nancy Benton, mother of these children, was born in the State of Kentucky in 1813, and came to Crawford County,
Mo., with her parents, Joseph and Rhoda King, when thirteen years of age. Her parents are both deceased. Mrs. Benton is living, and
she and her husband have lived together over fifty years. John Thomas Benton remained with his parents on the farm until twenty-two years of age, and June 7, 1867, he married Miss Nancy Evaline Jones, daughter of James and Evaline (Province) Jones, and a native of Izard County, Ark., born in 1845. To this union were born two
children: James E., barber in Salem, and Julia Ellen. In 1869 Mr. Benton moved to Scotia, Crawford Co., Mo., and worked at the furnace. In 1873 he removed to Midland Furnace, where he remained until 1882, when he became a resident of Salem, Mo., where he now resides. For the past year he has been agent for Anheuser Busch’s They have one child, Birdie. Mr. Benton is
one of the finest men, physically, in the State of Missouri, standing
six feet, four and a half inches in his stockings, and weighs 320 pounds,
there not being a pound of surplus flesh on him. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for Greeley in 1872. Source: Goodspeed's 1889 History of Dent Co., MO
Benton. Henry W. Benton was born in Jefferson County, Mo., in 1804, and is a farmer by occupation. He was left fatherless at the
age of three years, and was reared by his sister in his native county. Previous to his marriage he moved to Crawford County, Mo., where he now resides and where he has since lived. He is
the oldest resident of Crawford County now living. He is the father of seven children: Rhoda Ann, wife of Calvin Brand, in Crawford
County, Mo. ; James S., on the old home place; Catherine E., wife of James M. Avery; John T., Henry E., Julia Ann, wife of Val Blanton,
and Elijah P. Mrs. Nancy Benton, mother of these children, was born in the State of Kentucky in 1813, and came to Crawford County,
Mo., with her parents, Joseph and Rhoda King, when thirteen years of age. Her parents are both deceased. Mrs. Benton is living, and
she and her husband have lived together over fifty years. John Thomas Benton remained with his parents on the farm until twenty-two years of age, and June 7, 1867, he married Miss Nancy Evaline Jones, daughter of James and Evaline (Province) Jones, and a native of Izard County, Ark., born in 1845. To this union were born two
children: James E., barber in Salem, and Julia Ellen. In 1869 Mr. Benton moved to Scotia, Crawford Co., Mo., and worked at the furnace. In 1873 he removed to Midland Furnace, where he remained until 1882, when he became a resident of Salem, Mo., where he now resides. For the past year he has been agent for Anheuser Busch’s They have one child, Birdie. Mr. Benton is
one of the finest men, physically, in the State of Missouri, standing
six feet, four and a half inches in his stockings, and weighs 320 pounds,
there not being a pound of surplus flesh on him. He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for Greeley in 1872. Source: Goodspeed's 1889 History of Dent Co., MO
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